Viau (Montreal Metro)

Viau is a metro station in Montreal. It is located in the arrondissement of Mercier - Hochelaga -Maisonneuve at the intersection of Boulevard Viau and Avenue Pierre -de- Coubertin. Here the green line trains run 1 In 2006, 2,888,949 passengers used the station, which corresponds to the 30th place among the 68 stations of the Metro Montreal.

Building

Designed by Irving Sager station was built in an open design. There prevails a sober, functional design. The walls are made of dark gray concrete and structured with vertical ribs. There is no distributor level; Stairs and Escalators lead directly into the spacious entrance pavilion. Skylights let natural light shine through.

In 4.6 meters depth, the platform level is with two side platforms. The distances to the neighboring stations, each station measured from end to beginning station, amount to 621.85 meters to Pie -IX and 895.87 meters to Assomption. There are four bus terminals at the Société de transport de Montréal. Points of interest include the Olympic Stadium, the Environment Museum Biodome de Montréal (the former Olympic Velodrome ), the Centre Pierre Charbonneau - that Aréna Maurice- Richard and the Stade Saputo. The facilities in the Olympic Park will be opened up by the adjacent Station Pie -IX.

Art

A 13.5 meter wide and 3.6 meter high mural adorns the eastern interior of the entrance pavilion. The work Opus 74 by Jean -Paul Mousseau consists of tiles in turquoise and gold tones. It provides an abstract way is the tower of the nearby Olympic Stadium, but can also be interpreted as an Olympic flame.

History

The opening of the station took place on June 6, 1976, six weeks before the start of the 1976 Olympic Games, along with the portion of Frontenac - Honoré Beaugrand - the green line. It is named after the Boulevard Viau, named after Charles -Théodore Viau ( 1843-1898 ). He had a biscuit factory in the vicinity and was a major philanthropist.

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